NHER 49974 (Find Spot record) - Multi-period finds

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Summary

Fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 2006 and 2017 recovered prehistoric worked flints including an undatable prehistoric core, rod, flake and possible borer, an Early Neolithic end scraper and Neolithic scrapers; Roman and medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; medieval and post-medieval jettons and medieval to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include a medieval buckle frame and book clasp; medieval/post-medieval lead weights and a toy cauldron and a post-medieval cloth seal.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SE
Civil Parish	COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Before 2 June 2006. Fieldwalking.
1 undatable prehistoric flint irregular multi-platform flint core, 1 rod, 1 ?piercer and 1 flake.
1 ?Early Neolithic flint end scraper.
1 ?Neolithic flint end and side scraper, 4 end scrapers and 1 scraper on small tertiary flake.
4 Roman pottery sherds.
Flints identified by P. Robins (NCM) and pottery by A. Rogerson (NLA). See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 January 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 March 2014.

Before 7 August 2007. Fieldwalking.
More Romano-British sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 November 2007.

January- February 2009. Metal detecting (site extended to whole field).
Medieval buckle frame and book clasp.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 April 2009.

August- September 2009. Metal detecting.
1 post medieval coin and a post medieval cloth seal,
See list in file.
S. Ashley (NLA), 12 October 2009.

2009. Fieldwalking.
Romano-British and medieval pot sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 March 2010.

May 2012. Metal-detecting. [1].
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 March 2014.

May 2012-September 2014. Metal-detecting. [2].
1 Roman coin.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weights and a toy cauldron.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 November 2014.

September 2014-October 2015. Metal-detecting. [3].
1 medieval jetton.
1 post-medieval coin and 2 jetton.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 1 October 2016.

January-March 2017. Metal-detecting. [4].
1 medieval coin.
1 post-medieval coin.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 6 June 2017.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF50955 Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (24)

BORER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
CORE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ROD (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
END SCRAPER (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
SIDE AND END SCRAPER (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 79 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
BOOK FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 16th Century - 1200 AD to 1600 AD)
JETTON (Medieval - 1280 AD to 1345 AD)
TOY (Medieval to 16th Century - 1300 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1443 AD to 1445 AD)
CLOTH SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

Sep 24 2023 2:28AM